Are tenants in Northern Virginia required to buy renter's insurance?
The Commonwealth of Virginia does not require that tenants in Northern Virginia to purchase renter’s insurance. However, our leases require that renters pay for a renter's insurance policy to cover losses of the tenant's personal property due to theft, fire, tenant negligence, or if someone is injured at the rental dwelling. A’s insurance policy protects the rental dwelling from loss, but not the tenant’s personal property if it is damaged, destroyed or stolen. Please contact your insurance agent to let them know that you are putting your property into service.
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- Before you put a renter in your rental in Northern Virginia
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- During the lease term
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- How does the owner get paid?
- How your property manager handles the association and your community
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- How Nesbitt Management finds renters
- Insurance matters for owners using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
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- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
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- When owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting tenants in Northern Virginia